Press Releases

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• 8/15/2012 Today at Noon: Gov. Malloy Makes Major Economic Development Announcement

  Today at noon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in Stamford to make a major economic development and jobs announcement.

• 8/1/2012 Tonight at 6:30 PM: Gov. Malloy Tours Flood Damage in Naugatuck

  Tonight at 6:30 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join Naugatuck Mayor Robert A. Mezzo for a tour of the flood damage caused by this afternoon's strong thunderstorm in Naugatuck. Mayor Mezzo has declared a state of emergency in the town.

• 8/29/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Attends Gateway Community College Grand Opening, Attends Special Olympics Fundraiser, Commemorates College Readiness Law

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join federal, state and local officials for the grand opening ceremony of Gateway Community College’s new campus in downtown New Haven.

• 8/24/2012 Gov. Malloy: Advance Auto Parts Building Distribution Center in Enfield

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state will provide a $5 million loan to support Advance Auto Parts and its plan to establish a distribution facility in Enfield at the former Lego building, a project that will create between 100 and 200 jobs. The State Bond Commission is expected to approve the funding at its next meeting.

• 8/2/2012 At Invitation from the World Economic Forum, Governor Malloy to Participate in China Summit

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today at a meeting with a delegation of officials from Guangdong Province that he has accepted an invitation to participate in the World Economic Forum Summit in Tianjin, China. The Governor will be joined by Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Catherine Smith, and will also include a stop in Connecticut's sister province, Shandong, to explore other economic opportunities.

• 8/15/2012 Gov. Malloy: Bridgewater Associates to Join "Next Five," Will Create Between 750 and 1,000 Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Bridgewater Associates, one of the world's leading hedge funds, intends to build a state-of-the-art corporate headquarters in Stamford. The $750 million project will be built along the waterfront in the Harbor Point development. To fully maximize the benefits under the agreement Bridgewater will create up to 1,000 high-level jobs within 10 years and also retain its current workforce of 1,225 employees.

• 8/22/2012 Gov. Malloy: Expanding Family Resource Centers Will Deliver Key Services for Connecticut's Children

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, together with Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman and Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor, today announced that ten new sites for school-based Family Resource Centers have been selected to provide an array of additional wraparound services for children and their families. Expansion of Connecticut's family resource center network was a key part of education reform legislation signed by the Governor earlier this year.

• 8/2/2012 Gov. Malloy: State Emergency Operations Center Returns to Monitoring Status

  The state's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) returned to monitoring status at 5:00 p.m. today as initial tests did not indicate any detectable levels of hazardous material entering the state as a result of an industrial fire in Ghent, New York.

• 8/16/2012 Gov. Malloy Statement on July Jobs Report

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued the following statement regarding today's release of the Connecticut Department of Labor's monthly "Labor Situation" report for July 2012.

• 8/2/2012 Gov. Malloy: Thomson Reuters Establishes Connecticut's First Captive Insurance Company

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that international media and information company Thomson Reuters has relocated its U.S. insurance subsidiary from Delaware to Connecticut. The subsidiary, Thomson Reuters Risk Management Inc. (TRRMI), is the state's first captive insurance company, taking advantage of key changes in the Governor's sweeping jobs reform legislation of 2011.

• 8/26/2012 Statement by Gov. Malloy on Passing of former State Senator George "Doc" Gunther

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement on the passing of former Connecticut State Senator George "Doc" Gunther.

• 8/24/2012 Gov. Malloy, Shoreline Delegation Announce State Bonding for Shore Line Trolley Museum

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Democratic state legislators from the East Haven area announced today that the State Bond Commission is expected to approve a $1 million state grant for the non-profit Shore Line Trolley Museum on River Street in East Haven to construct new trolley storage buildings above the flood plain.

• 8/27/2012 Gov. Malloy: One Year After Irene, East Haven Continues to Rebuild

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Daniel Esty, Department of Insurance (CID) Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) Deputy Commissioner William Shea, and state and local officials, met with residents of the Cosey Beach neighborhood in East Haven to assess clean-up and recovery efforts one year after Tropical Storm Irene devastated the area.

• 8/9/2012 Gov. Malloy on State Board of Education Approval of First Commissioner's Network School Turnaround Plans

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement on the State Board of Education's unanimous vote today to approve the first Commissioner's Network school turnaround plans submitted by Bridgeport's Curiale School, Hartford's Core Knowledge Academy at Milner School, New Haven's High School in the Community, and Norwich's Stanton School.

• 8/9/2012 Gov. Malloy: New Law Allows for More Local Input When Determining Location of Cellular Towers

  At a ceremonial bill signing in Branford, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today highlighted a new state law that gives municipalities more time and an increased opportunity for local and public input when it comes to determining where cellular communications towers should be located.